The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-10
GARRETT sULEs IN HIS TENT.

Mr.. Garrett s!ill refuses to gee reporters
or to say whether the great telegraph deal
has been legally completed or not.
MIR. Stokes smiled as he sst in his pri.
vate office at tho Hoffman yesterday
when reporter accosted him on the Bub.
iecs OF Mr. CARROTS threats OF tho night
before. He was caked this question:
"Did Mr.. Garrett say to you las. night
that there would be no deal with the
Western Union?" 5,l. p
"He said there would be fun somewhere.
He was very much excited and abused
Jay Gould without stint. II there had
been trade, he said, it worlin't hold
water" "'f','''., 81 - ir5, ,-.7 s.
"Did he threaten to sue Mr.. GouldYp,
"Yes, no threstsnsd all sorts OF thinvs.
lie said thu. he had beeu sold out by his
friends, and that he would get evan all
around. l never aaw him 90 excited, He
declared that susp Judgment had besa
taken on him while no WAS away, but that
the corspirators would find that their
plans would not hold" 40 5.s.s
"Did you have any dealings with Mr.
Garrett in reference to the Baltimore l.
Ohio telegraph lines?" 3,
"Yea, good many. When Mr.. Garrett
went to Europa the other gentlemen en-
gagged IN the deal believed that we had
about effected the consolidation OF tho
Baltimore 4 OHIO, the Postal and the
United L;nes Telegraph Companies. II
Garrett had done aa he promised to do,
the Weotern Union would never Day
another dividend" VI.
"Whet wss the promise ?" -
can agreement to the consolidation.
Wo were to cspiteliza the stock at $50 ,00O,.
600. Mr.. John W. Mackey was to put in
81 900. 900, Mr.. Garrett $1,000 900 aud tho
atock Of tho company would make up the
$40. 1000. 900. .is
| l"Have you any idea why Mr.. Garrett
failed to keep his word ?" x. -,.
"Not the alighte,t. Hs went OF 10 Eu.
rope, and that ended tho matter"
SIS it probable thas she Western Union
will now swallow the United lines and the
Postal Compnnies?"
"No; I ought to know som sshing about
that, aud will hava some,hing to cay
when the a.temps u made. VS. are no!
for Bsls." I,ls Pa
"What is your opinion Of the Baltimore
& Ohio ssle?' ta,i.sg'
II think that Gould hso the lines, or II
ho hasn't ho has such q big silica that he
will soon get tho rest. He's got tho long.
est pols nov, ard I euees, hs will got the
persimmons' ."s, n E'@
"Do you thiuk that hIr. Carrot was in
earnest whsn ho was talking to you laat
night? ?" g, -. j. E .,I. /
"He was, or I vas more deceived by 4
mans sc!iouy than e7ar was hstore, Ho
looked angry enough to fight, aud whom
he sSid he would mako the fur gy hi
looked capable Of it." @ %
CUT OUT DY SHARP PRACTICE. Sp
| The following appeared 40 the leading
editorial artic!e in to.daY's Sun under tht
caption: "Tha rule OF Could"
| The 7imes this morning in!inates tha
the Western Union will Snt get tho Bait.
more & Ohio telegraph s;stan becsust
Mr.. Garrett will Oppose tho transfer. Mr.
Garrett Is power!eas in the matter. il iol
no other reason than thst Mr.. Gould hs.
no compstitor ior the property, aud inas
much 80 lis sale ia compulsory and he Ii
tho only purchaser, it must 20 to him.
| Mr.. Gould, until q few days 1incs, had
a compstitor for 1t in tho shape OF q West
ern association Of business men, who we,t
willing to give higher price than Mr.
Gould hso paid, but tho sharp practic,
which has audd0n!y taken the propert,
out OF the market has made 1t impossible
to proceed further In the mater, even II s
legal aud practicable opportunity were
still available, which is douhtiul. 4. e,,i5
The establishment of the Wentern Uniol
in the un6isputed monopoly Of 60 gree
and vital public service rs the telegraph
will not be reviewed with either content
or resi- ignRtioa by the public. The dlatrus
Of Mr.. Gould and his associates, and tbs
suspicion that attaches to their methods
and practices, ara too profound and Is vel
rooted in tho public mind to admit OF auct
men being accepted m the trustees OF {
great public Eeryico. We should not bt
prepared to antruot Mr.. Gould and hil
|collesgnes with the administration Of the
postal system OF or country. 1t would
aimply,ainS the public estimation, be {
lRrave calamity. . And yet hi1 adn.in:stra
ton of the telegraph is likely to :be ;mucl
tmoEe prejudicalsto TO public and private in
teres!B than his administration Of tho pos
tai 'sysfem could possibly. be.
Itha Slong lane that has no turning
but It mnSSpaS well sbe understood now 81
later thstthA Goyernment of the Unitet
States shalt not acquire fho telegraphs o
. tho count, II santS that no mschinstions 9
Mr.. Gould, and 10 oppression Of individu